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Trying to interpret Data from CPAP - elyfrank - 12-25-2024
Hi,
I have been dealing with horrible sleep for about 3 years now, since covid days.
I have always been a light sleeper so I didn't pay too much attention before, but after feeling like crap for years now I decide to do a sleep study and they found I have moderate sleep apnea.
First I did on at home and came out with sleep apnea, I bought the CPAP machine and after a while I decided to do another in-lab sleep study and they hook me up with a CPAP machine after seeing I was having trouble breathing.
They told me that with a pressure of 6 my apneas were resolved, so I set my machine with a constant pressure of 6 and that didn't solve any problems, I still feel the same.
I have been playing with the machine for a while now, even before I did the in-lab study and I am about to throw this thing out and accept my new reality of feeling like crap and no sleeping. very frustrating really.
Here are three screenshots of my last 3 days using the machine.
Any help reading this stuff and help me to tweak the setting for a better sleep is really appreciated.
Thanks a lot.
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RE: Trying to interpret Data from CPAP - PeaceLoveAndPizza - 12-25-2024
A few observations…
First, sleep quality consists of many components of which CPAP may only help with a few. The rest are outside the scope of what a CPAP machine can manage. Read the following to better understand things.
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-apnea
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene
Second, overall things do not look bad, but we can tweak it to hopefully be better for you. I suggest setting it to APAP mode and using a narrow range with a bit of pressure support. After a few nights we can tweak things further from there.
Something like:
Mode APAP
Min pressure 6
Max pressure 9
IPR 2 full-time
A bit of pressure support should help with the flow limitations and adding some range adjustment should show whether a higher min pressure is needed.
And third, it takes time to find what works for you. Patience young Jedi….
Give it a go and let us know how it works. If you have a copy of your sleep study, redact your personal data and post the summary. It will help us better understand things.
RE: Trying to interpret Data from CPAP - elyfrank - 12-25-2024
Hi Peace,
Thank you for your prompt reply.
I am very good with my sleep hygiene.
I will try those setting in my future nights and post back the results.
I am unable to attach a pdf yet. So I am trying to find a way to do it.
Thanks a lot.
RE: Trying to interpret Data from CPAP - elyfrank - 12-25-2024
BTW, my CPAP has EPR not IPR.
Should I set that one to 2?
Thanks
RE: Trying to interpret Data from CPAP - elyfrank - 12-25-2024
Never mind, I found IPR and set it to 2